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Politics and International Studies

Research Methods

 

The library provides access to lots of resources to help you as you work on your own research projects. These include a number of books focusing on research methodology (which you can search for using Library Search), and the resource Sage Research Methods.

 

Sage Research Methods

 

Sage Research Methods is a collection of resources which provide a comprehensive guide to all stages of the research process.

In Sage Research Methods you will find reference works, ebooks, journal articles, case studies, datasets, videos and podcasts. 

Topics covered include:

  • writing research questions
  • research design
  • ethics
  • conducting literature reviews
  • collecting and analysing data
  • writing up findings

Research Skills Foundations

Includes hundreds of videos, essays, case studies and practice sources which introduce the key methods and approaches that scholars take when working with primary sources

 

Open access research methods resources

Sage Research Methods

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Research Skills Foundations

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Library Search

Search books, journal articles and more provided by the University of Bristol Library